The 2018 Spring Tour

Saxony

14th – 20th May 2018

We are planning a tour to Saxony probably taking in Dresden, Leipzig, the metal mining region of Erzgebirge, the brown coal area of Lusatia, the famous paddle steamers in Dresden, the ribbon weaving town of Großröhrsdorf, the Saxon Railway museum and we may take the Fichtelbergbahn narrow gauge steam railway to the highest town in Germany amongst many other visits.

The last two Spring Tours have been sold out and demand is expected to be high.

There have been a number of visits investigating Country House Technology led by Professor Marilyn Palmer (President) and Dr Ian West.

During the late 18th and 19th centuries a variety of technological innovations were becoming available to enhance the comfort and convenience of domestic life but, far from urban centres, the great Country Houses had to be self sufficient in the provision of gas, electricity, sanitation and water supply if they wished to make use of them.

Subsequently, the decline of many country houses, together with their being donated to the National Trust, has meant that less alteration has taken place than in domestic property. In 2008 Professor Marilyn Palmer (AIA President) and Dr Ian West began studying the technology in a wide range of country houses, examining both the physical remains and the historical evidence and trying to place them in the wider context of the effects they had above and below stairs.

Previous tours have included the South West, The North West, The North East and Scottish Borders, The Welsh Borders, East Anglia and Bucks, Oxon & Surrey.

These Country House Comfort & Convenience tours are run on behalf of the Association by Heritage of Industry Ltd.
For full details visit: //www.heritageofindustry.co.uk
Email: info@heritageofindustry.co.uk
Write: Heritage of Industry Ltd, The Gables, 20 Main Road, East Hagbourne, Didcot OX11 9LN
Phone/Fax: +44 1235 352275

A CHOICE OF TOURS OF THE BAY 16.00 – 17.30 by bus, boat or walking and the opportunity to visit the Volvo Ocean Race Village

WOMEN AND THE SEA AND COMMUNITY HERITAGE PROJECTS 17.30 – 19.30
Free public lectures in the Wales Millennium Centre with the Wales Women’s Archive and in The Exchange Hotel with speakers from Denmark, England and Wales.

THURSDAY 31 MAY

A VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF CARDIFF BAY CONFERENCE

THE EXCHANGE HOTEL 09.00 – 15.30

Hosted by the Cardiff Harbour Authority – a chance to hear about the Council’s new vision for the Bay in the context of the story so far and to hear the views of experts from across Europe respond to this vision.